Prior Authorization Reform Is Here — And It Could Change How Millions Get Care

Prior authorization forces doctors to spend 13 hours a week fighting insurers. New federal rules are changing that. Here's ...
Time

Health Insurers Vow—Again—to Fix Prior Authorization Process. Here’s What to Know

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz listens to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speak during a news conference to discuss health insurance ...
WUNC

How prior insurance authorization affects physicians and the care they give patients

A lot has been said about the outpouring of social media posts in the wake of the killing of insurance company CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month, with many of the posts describing horror stories ...
AOL

'A big mess': With prior authorizations and insurance denials, some patients run out of time

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts, the disease had spread to his bones. He weighed 97 pounds and wasn’t expected to survive a year ...
The New York Times

A Message From Your Doctor About the Prior Authorization Process

Insurance companies often make doctors ask their permission before treating patients. This template can help medical professionals explain how it works. By Ron Lieber Ron Lieber will update this ...
MM&M

To avoid care disruptions, know when the clock runs out on your prior authorization

A woman with multiple sclerosis wanted to be able to walk up the stairs at home without losing her balance. Her doctor prescribed medicine that helped, but then approval from her insurance plan for ...

After man's death following insurance denials, West Virginia tackles prior authorization

Six months after Eric Tennant died following a protracted battle with his health insurer over doctor-recommended cancer care, ...